Магистр Циркулярная Экономика и Устойчивое Инновационное Развитие

This program answers the need of the employment market for highly skilled professionals in:

• Developing an innovative circular economy strategy
• Implementing the strategy of circularization
• Evaluating the performance and the societal and environmental impacts

The MSc, Master of Science in Circular Economy & Sustainable innovation aims to train professionals in the circular economy capable of defining a strategy for transforming the business model of a company or an organization by proposing innovative and sustainable solutions, in accordance with the concepts and challenges of the circular economy. The program develops the necessary skills for the successful completion of activities related to the targeted positions (CE consultant, CE project manager).

Objectives

• Develop an innovative circular economy strategy
• Implement the strategy of circularization
• Evaluate the performance and the societal and environmental impacts
• Initiate and support change
• Mobilize and produce highly specialized knowledge

Highlights

• Ideal for students who want to study business in France and wish to follow a program taught in English, within a multicultural group.
• A balanced mix of academic and professional learning
• Acquire a solid and lasting foundation for an evolutionary career
• Develop your managerial skills and reveal your leadership potential
• 13 months program (470h), 90 ECTS
• Core classes and electives, an in-class program within a multicultural spirit
• A permanent faculty at the forefront of research and working professionals from leading companies in the field of the circular economy
• 4 months internship
• Corporate based case study to experiment with new competencies acquired
• Final thesis based on field observation during the internship for a ready-to-use management recommendation

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Created in 1987 within the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy) Esdes (School for Social and Economic Development) is a post-baccalaureate school of management, a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles. Esdes is engaged in the process of international accreditation with EPAS and AACSB.

Its vocation is to train managers and entrepreneurs, able to create and manage sustainable governance for the rise of a responsible economy. Collective performance, citizenship, and openness are the values carried out by Esdes.

3 programs:

• Master's Degree in Management (PGE) in 5 years
• Bachelor's Degree in Business in 3 years French 3 & English 1 track.
• Master's Degree in Management in 2 years French 3 & English 4 track.
• Training for the DSCG diploma

Esdes is the Business School of UCLy (Catholic University of Lyon). The School therefore enjoys the resources and facilities of an international university, two campuses in Lyon and Annecy, and exchanges between the five faculties and five professional schools. This offers Esdes students original ways of accessing backgrounds that are complementary to the managerial aspect of their education. The result: unique profiles with cross-disciplinary skills that are sought-after by companies.

Key figures

1,400 students, 50 permanent faculties including 35 teacher-researchers and 160 professionals involved in the curriculum.